Batten structure for narrow-ware looms.



F. BENZ, J11. BATTEN STRUCTURE FOR NARROW WARE LOOMS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6, 1912. 1,059,972. Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

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P. BENZ, JR.

BATTEN STRUCTURE FOR NARROW WARE LOOMS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6, 1912.

1,059,972. Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

7 ,Q 7 W fi Q y HIi| Il'lIIIIIIULIIIIIHI ll Q FREDERICK BENZ, JB., 0EHALEDON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH FRANK, 0E NEW YORK, N. Y.

BATTEN STRUCTURE FOR NARROW-WARE LOOMS.

To all whom it may can earn Be it known that I, FREDERICK BENZ, Jr., acitizen of the United States, residing at I Haledon, in the county ofPassaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Batten Structures for Narroware Looms, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to batten structures for narrow ware looms and ithas for its principal object so to construct a structure of this kind asto produce increased compactness, strength and durability.

The invention consists in the improved batten structure and in certainnovel combinations of the parts thereof substantially as hereinafter setforth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation, partly insection; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view in the plane of the axes ofone of the sets of pinions, the shuttle shown in Fig. 1 being removed;Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are front, side and plan views of one of the uprightsa,- and, Fig. 6 is a cross-section of the rack.

a is the batten-proper, the same being formed preferably of wood. Setinto the elongated rectangular recesses Z) entering the top of thebatten and disposed at regular intervals are the shuttle blocks 0. Thebatten structure being ofv the so-called double-decker type, has itsupper series of shuttles arranged to travel in downwardly curved groovesand its lower series of shuttles arranged to travel in upwardly curvedgrooves, the grooves (or races) of one series alternating with those ofthe other.

Each recess 6 receives therein two shuttle blocks 0 from the lower endof the body part of each of which there projects toward the other alateral extension (Z and from the upper end of the body part of. each ofwhich projects outwardlya lateral extension 0. The projections (Z arerectangular and abut face to face with each other, their upper surfacesbeing coincident with the top surface of the batten proper a. The blocks0 of each pair of blocks are spaced from each other the same as thepairs of blocks are spaced from each other,so that the weaving spaces,f, are all of uniform width.

Each upper groove 9 is formed in the blocks 0 of a pair, its extremitiesprojecting Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 6, 1912.

Patented a t. 2a, 1913. Serial No. 718,818.

into the extensions 6 of said blocks. Each lower groove 71, is formedpartly in a block of one pair and partly in the block of the nextadjoining pair, its extremities projecting into the extensions (5 ofsaid blocks and (in the present instance, since the front face of thebat-ten a is flush with the front faces of the shuttle blocks) into thefront face of the batten.

By establishing two blocks in each recess Z), making them snugly fit thesame and abut in their portions (Z square against each other, and byproviding the lateral extensions (Z, integral with the blocks, I obtainsimplicity, compactness and durability of construction and at the sametime reduce the width of the body part of each block (allowing moreblocks to a given length of batten), and yet the shuttles z are properlysupported when at the ends of their races; it will be noted that sincethat portion of each lower race h which is beyond the body part of theblock is within an integral part of the block I avoid any possibility ofdisalinement of such portion of the groove relatively to the partthereof which is in the body part of the block.

The upper shuttles are driven by the pinions j journaled on the pins 70,the lower shuttles are driven by the pinions Z journaled on the pins m.The pinions j and Z are driven as follows: On the back of the batten(the shuttle blocks being cut away as shown in Fig. 3 to receive it)slides a rack preferably consisting of a Wooden strip or having aleather shoe 0 aiiixed thereto and affording its underneath orsupporting surface, and having the cross-sectionally angular metallicstrip p fitted over its forward upper edge and secured thereto by thescrews c, said strip p having upper and lower rack teeth 1*. The upperrack teeth mesh with the pinions j for the upper series of shuttles. Thelower rack teeth mesh with tho broad pinion s journaled on a pin 23 andmeshing with the pinion Z.

The blocks are secured to the batten proper and the whole structuregiven strength and rigidity by parts now to be described.

14 designates uprights disposed fiatwisc against the backs of the battenproper and shuttle blocks. Each upright is a casting substantially flatexcept in the part thereof coinciding with the rack, where it has arectangular bend o. By virtue of the bends in the uprights housings areformed therein to receive the rack and afford additional supporttherefor, allowing the rack to be made wider, and therefore wear longer,than otherwise. In a recess w extending crosswise of the back of eachshuttle block at the top thereof is fitted a bracing strip 00 .of angleiron, its flange 3 overhanging.

Each upright bears at its upper end against the back of this strip, thesame being cut off square and abutting against the under side 7 in thelower surface of the batten proper a, the parts a, 5 and a beingsecurely clamped together by means of the bolts 8. The rails 5 not onlyallow the batten proper to have a front to rear thickness not greaterthan the superstructure but give strength, with lightness andcompactness, to the batten proper which would otherwise be lost due tothe forming of the grooves h therein.

Each upright a has the oppositely projecting recessed wings 9 formingseats in which the reeds 10 (dotted lines, Fig. 5) may be supported, thesame being fitted into recesses 11 in the backs of the shuttle block soas to bring the front face of the reed flush with the back faces of theshuttle blocks; the backs of the wings 9 are preferably connected by thestrips 12 which afford back'suppo-rts for the lower ends of the reeds.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

l. The combination of the batten-proper having downwardly enteringrecesses therein, a pair of shuttle blocks arranged in each recess, therecess-received portions of each pair of blocks having lateralprojections extending toward each other, shuttles movable in the blocksand means for reciprocating the shuttles, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the batten-proper having downwardly enteringrecesses therein, a pair of shuttle blocks arranged in each recess andhaving grooves, the recess-received portions of each pair of blockshaving lateral projections extending toward each other and includingparts of said grooves, shuttles movable in said grooves,

other, shuttles movable in the blocks and means for reciprocating theshuttles, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a batten-proper, shuttle-blocks arranged thereon,shuttles movable in the blocks, means for reciprocating the shuttlesincluding a rack slidable on and overhanging the backportion of thebatten-proper and means for securing the shuttleblocks on thebatten-proper including uprights bearing against the backs of saidshuttle-blocks and batten-proper and having recesses coinciding with andreceiving and supporting the rack, substantially as described.

5.. The combination of the batten-proper, shuttle blocks arrangedthereon, a bracing strip connecting and recessed into the backs V of theseveral shuttle-blocks and having an overhanging rearward flange, and anupright secured to the backs of each shuttleblock and the batten-properand having its upper end cut off square and bearing against the back ofsaid strip and the flange thereof, substantially as described.

6. The combination of the batten-proper, shuttle blocks arrangedthereon, uprights secured against the backs of the battenproper andshuttle-blocks and securing the latter on the batten-proper, anangle-iron rail receiving the lower ends of the uprights and the rearlower edge portion of the batten proper and having its sides bearingagainst 1 the bottom and back of the batten proper, and means forclamping said batten-proper, uprights and rail together, substantiallyas described.

7. The combination of the battenproper, shuttle blocks arranged thereon,a bracing strip connecting the backs of the several shuttle-blocks andhaving an overhanging rearward flange, and an upright secured to thebacks of each shuttle-block and the batten-proper andhaving its upperend cut off square and bearing against the back of said strip and theflange thereof, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature JOHN V. STEWARD, BARTON H.WVALKER.

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Washington, D. G.

